Cicero thanks. I have uploaded the Ellis Island Manifest here: http://home.insightbb.com/~fselvaggio/franks/guiseppe.gif My Great Grandfather is show on line 16, Guiseppe Selvaggio cicero wrote: > Frank S. wrote: > > Perla is what I had come up with also. I took another look at the > > manifest and inlarged the section that I had thought was > > "Provienzia". > > "Provienzia" is very different from "Providenzia". > "Provienza" is assonant with a french region (Provenza) and "Provenza" is > an italian family name also (not very usual). > Perhaps is a family with french origins. > Sure is not a first name. > > But if you have doubts about a family name you can go to : > > http://gens.labo.net/it/cognomi/genera.html > > Type the family name on the top and look at italian distribution. > If you have no results probably the name is incorrect. > > If you have a picture you can put it on line (url). > > ciao -- "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) _______________________________________ Home Page: http://home.insightbb.com/~fselvaggio/home.html Favorite Recipes: http://home.insightbb.com/~fselvaggio/recipes.html Favorite Freeware: http://home.insightbb.com/~fselvaggio/freeware.html Remove "*" to reply

Frank S. wrote: > Cicero thanks. > > I have uploaded the Ellis Island Manifest here: > > http://home.insightbb.com/~fselvaggio/franks/guiseppe.gif > > My Great Grandfather is show on line 16, Guiseppe Selvaggio > I confirm you. Your grandfather' wife was Provvidenza (first name) Terrasini (family name). Your grandfather first name is Giuseppe, and not "Guiseppe" Ciao cicero